The Row, Meikleour, Perth and Kinross, Alba / Scotland, PH2 6ER, United KingdomTay District Salmon Fisheries Board
ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins67% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 67%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 102 daysEstimated: the Tay's season opens on 15 January each year - its conservation code applies 'from 15 January' ('mandatory release of all salmon caught in the Tay district from 15 January to 31 March'), the 2026 season opened on Thursday 15 January, and the traditional ceremony 'takes place in the middle of January each year'; no 2027 ceremony details are published yet.[1]
Scotland's salmon season gets its traditional start on the River Tay on 15 January 2027, with an opening ceremony, a piper-led march to the river and a guest of honour's first cast, followed by catch-and-release fishing for spring salmon.
